A quick 360° glimpse of Tacloban, one year after Yolanda

Anibong, Tacloban (Nov 8, 2014) - Exactly one year after Yolanda (Haiayan), the people of Tacloban had started re-building their houses, their lives, and slowly starting to see light at the end of the tunnel. The aerial 360° panoramic below shows the current state of Anibong in Tacloban, a shoreline community badly hit by Yolanda. When we (Clearskies, Inc. & RedAnts Media, Inc.) visited this site last January (3 months after Yolanda), all we saw was devastation. Thanks to the efforts of Tzu Chi Foundation, this is one of the many sites they helped cleaned-up thru their cash-for-work programs. The said program not only provided financial help for the survivors, it helped them restore their community and their hope.

The aerial 360° panoramic below is one of a kind aerial photography which could help in disaster response and urban planning. Brought to you by RedAnts Media, Inc., Clearskies, Inc. and Exsight 360. Shot using Panasonic GH4, DJI Z15 for GH4, and ImmersionRC 5.8GHz video transmitter and receiver.

Stand-by for more Aerial 360 Panoramic views around Tacloban, Palo, Tanauan and Ormoc in the next coming days.


The aerial 360° above is a web safe version and contains logos of our technology partners/sponsors. We will be providing a logo free 360° to Tzu Chi Foundation or to any Non-Government Organization(s)/Local Government Unit(s) who wish to use them for their planning purposes.

Aerials for a cause.....

We would like to thank daai tv and Tzu Chi Foundation for including us (Clearskies, Inc. & RedAnts Media, Inc.) in their segment.

We really appreciate the help and assistance you've given to our brothers and sisters in Leyte and to us during our stay in Leyte. Tzu Chi Foundation is one of the Non-Government Organizations who helped Leyte after Typhoon Yolanda (International code name: Haiyan) and made a big impact to the lives of the survivors of Yolanda.

The aerial videos (click here to see daai tv segment) we have shared with Tzu Chi Foundation was shot in Cinema 4K using Panasonic GH4, DJI Z15 for GH4 and ImmersionRC video transmitter and receiver.

It is never too late to help Leyte

RedAnts Media Inc together with Clearskies Aerial Robotics Services assisted Tzu Chi Philippines in conducting aerial survey (Jan 3, 2014 - Jan 4, 2014) for their humanitarian projects at Leyte Province.

Aerial videos and photos were taken on the coastal barangays of Tanauan and Palo to help Tzu Chi visualize the scope of damage brought by Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda). Also, it will help them assess what they have done so far.

Armed with DJI S800, Z15 and ImmersionRC Xugong 10 the team was able to travel at a lighter load and less man power to operate. On typical missions we usually travel with 3 crew members and 90 kilos or more of baggage. Since direct air travel to the typhoon stricken province is a bit hard and expensive we decided to travel light.

RedAnts and Clearskies is currently in talks also with other international organizations operating in Leyte Province and will most likely come back anytime soon.


If you wish to send donations to the typhoon stricken province thru Tzu Chi Philippines please go to http://www.tzuchi.org.ph/newsite/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=145&Itemid=533.

You may also get in touch with the Philippine Red Cross or go to http://www.redcross.org.ph/donate for details.

Post by RedAnts Media Inc.